CompiledPoem.py: Teaching about diversity and Python through poem — Soraya Roberta

Project “CompiledPoem.py” combines poetry and Python programming to teach computational concepts while addressing social issues and diversity

Based on Paulo Freire’s educational methodology, which emphasizes connecting learning to students’ life experiences and contexts

Uses a 4-step teaching approach:

• Introduction to computational thinking
• Writing poems
• Converting poems to code
• Writing Python programs

Addresses three key problems in computer science education:

• Lack of representation for minorities
• Disconnection between content and students’ lives
• Limited access to computer science education in Brazil

Poetry serves as a bridge to make programming concepts more accessible and relatable to students’ experiences

Project helps discuss social issues like:

• Working conditions
• Social class differences
• Gender bias
• Data bias affecting minority groups

Implemented successfully with K-12 students and in adult education programs

Uses creative approaches like RPG games and artistic elements to engage students

Focuses on making technology education more inclusive and accessible in Brazil

Demonstrates how programming concepts can be taught through cultural and literary elements rather than just technical examples